I have followed the GIBBS methodology to write this entry which you can read more about here.
This was a busy week for the project and the course content. I was able to complete what was left over from last week’s challenges, get through the content of this week and start this week’s challenges (even if they aren’t completed). I found that I faltered a little towards the end of the week as the workload got to me even though a lot still got done.
There are a few issues with the copy on Learn so some of what was being asked of us didn’t make sense or was incomplete, this along with my own project starting to develop a life of its own meant I chose to not follow all the challenges in such a prescriptive manner but instead adapt them to my own project. The sketching and wireframing challenges for instance I decided to combine into one and the design studio was meant to be a group activity but on account of not having enough time to organise that I chose to run it by myself so that I could still get something out of the activity rather than delay the project again.
I followed through on my intentions of the previous week to stay focused and keep ploughing through the work, whilst I was not able to complete everything I am still entering next week better than I came into this one.
In general I am feeling a lot better about the project and the work - I am closer to being on track with the workload and getting my first taste of user research has been a lot of fun.
I am also realising how much more confident I am as a UX designer in comparison to the start of the entire masters, I was able to look at the course content and make decisions that I can stand behind when it comes to which challenges I will engage with and how. This feeling of confidence is also radiating through into the project, while I am still not as caught up as I would like I am much less frustrated about the workload (even if the content does feel a bit relentless). I am more in control over my project and I know that I will get to the end of it. I am
What went well: I was able to keep my commitment to the workload and push through to get results, even if I didn’t get everything I had hoped for done. I was able to complete a lot of the content and take control of my project with regards to what direction my UX work needs to take. I kept everything I had learnt about my user in mind as I kept building up this product so that it will be as helpful to my user as possible.